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PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES
  • Published Date:
    1994 Sep-Oct
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 109(5):715-720
  • Language:
    English
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    1. Primary health care and the Midwest flood disaster.
      Personal Author:
      Axelrod, C; Killam, P P; Gaston, M H; Stinson, N;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):601-605
      Description:
      The Midwest flood disaster of 1993 ravaged communities across a 9-State area. Homes were destroyed, roads closed, and services disrupted. Economic costs, including loss of revenue from farming and loss of jobs, are estimated at more than $1 billion. ...
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    2. Public Health Rep
      Published:
      Sep-Oct 1994
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    3. The impact of the April 1992 civil unrest on the Los Angeles REI WIC program and its participants.
      Personal Author:
      Golden, R E; Baranov, M S;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):606-614
      Description:
      This paper discusses the findings of a study conducted in south central Los Angeles in August 1992 among women in the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children. The goals of the study were to determine the current demographic...
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    4. A case study in planning for public health education: the organ and tissue donation experience.
      Personal Author:
      Ganikos, M L; McNeil, C; Braslow, J B; Arkin, E B; Klaus, D; Oberley, E E; White, M F;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):626-631
      Description:
      The chasm between the supply and demand of donated organs and tissues continues to grow despite widespread public awareness of transplantation and numerous efforts to educate the public about organ donation. It is fast becoming a significant public h...
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    5. Project MotherCare: one hospital's response to the high perinatal death rate in New Haven, CT.
      Personal Author:
      Reguero, W; Crane, M;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):647-652
      Description:
      Starling national statistics indicate that New Haven, CT, is the seventh poorest city of its size, in terms of per capita income, in the United States. In 1989, it was reported to have the highest rate of infant mortality--18.5 infant deaths per 1,00...
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    6. Effectiveness of educational strategies preparing physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and certified nurse-midwives for underserved areas.
      Personal Author:
      Fowkes, V K; Gamel, N N; Wilson, S R; Garcia, R D;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):673-682
      Description:
      A study of physician assistant, nurse practitioner, and certified nurse midwifery programs was undertaken to identify and assess the effectiveness of recruitment, educational, and deployment strategies that programs use to prepare practitioners for m...
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    7. Misdiagnosed HIV infection in pregnant women: implications for clinical care.
      Personal Author:
      Sheon, A R; Fox, H E; Alexander, G; Buck, A; Higgins, A; McDermott, S M; Moroso, G; Moye, J; Pacheco-Acosta, E;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):694-699
      Description:
      Out of nearly 900 women in a research study of human immunodeficiency virus infection in pregnancy, 8 were subsequently found not to be infected. Misdiagnoses could have resulted from (a) laboratory errors or specimen mixups; (b) failure to follow th...
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    8. Epidemiology of fetal alcohol syndrome in American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Canadian Aboriginal peoples: a review of the literature.
      Personal Author:
      Burd, L; Moffatt, M E;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):688-693
      Description:
      A critical review of available reports on the epidemiology of fetal alcohol syndrome among American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and Aboriginal peoples of Canada was completed. A search of Medline, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism ...
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    9. Prevalence of risk factors for residential fire and burn injuries in an American Indian community.
      Personal Author:
      Mobley, C; Sugarman, J R; Deam, C; Giles, L;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):702-705
      Description:
      Fatality rates from residential fires are high among American Indians. Contact burns and scalds are also among the leading types of thermal injuries. Information about the prevalence of risk factors for burn injuries is required to design interventio...
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    10. Nutrition at school: preparing for the future. The Thirteenth Annual Nutrition Symposium.
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):706-709
      Description:
      Two of the best ways to improve the quality of childhood nutrition are (a) more collaboration at the national, State, and local levels and (b) adoption of innovative and multimedia learning methods, according to the leaders of nutrition education. Th...
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    11. NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS DATA LINE
      Published:
      Sep 1994
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):713-714
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    12. Progress on the childhood immunization initiative.
      Personal Author:
      Robinson, Chester A.; Evans, Willard B.; Mahanes, Joan Atchison; Sepe, Stephen J.;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):594-600
      Description:
      President Clinton submitted the Comprehensive Childhood Immunization Initiative Act to Congress in April 1993. The objective of the legislation is to protect all children in the United States by their second birthday against nine vaccine-preventable ...
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    13. Keep up the progress on childhood immunization.
      Personal Author:
      Satcher, David
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):593
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      Filetype[PDF - 108.80 KB]
    14. HIV prevention in prisons and jails: obstacles and opportunities.
      Personal Author:
      Polonsky, Sara; Kerr, Sandra; Harris, Benita; Gaiter, Juarlyn; Fichtner, Ronald R.; Kennedy, May G.;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):615-625
      Description:
      High rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among jail and prison inmates suggest that HIV prevention efforts should focus on incarcerated populations. Overcrowding, the high prevalence of injection drug use, and other high-risk behavi...
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    15. Measuring health-related quality of life for public health surveillance.
      Personal Author:
      Hennessy, Catherine Hagan; Moriarty, David G.; Zack, Matthew M.; Scherr, Paul A.; Brackbill, Rovert;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):665-672
      Description:
      In public health research and practice, quality of life is increasingly acknowledged as a valid and appropriate indicator of service need and intervention outcomes. Health-related quality of life measures, including objective and subjective assessmen...
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    16. Local health department effectiveness in addressing the core functions of public health.
      Personal Author:
      Turnock, Bernard J.; Handler, Arden; Hall, William; Potsic, Steven; Nalluri, Ravi; Vaughn, Edward H.;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):653-658
      Description:
      Objective 8.14 of the Year 2000 National Health Objectives calls for 90 percent of the population to be served by a local health department effectively carrying out the three core functions of public health--assessment, policy development, and assura...
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    17. Perceived versus actual condom skills among clients at sexually transmitted disease clinics.
      Personal Author:
      Langer, Lilly M.; Zimmerman, Rick S.; Cabral, Rebecca J.;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):683-687
      Description:
      The primary aim of this study was to investigate whether individual self-reports of perceived ability to use a condom correctly correlated with the actual ability to do so. Participants in the study were 3,059 clients of a sexually transmitted diseas...
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    18. A screening survey to assess local public health performance.
      Personal Author:
      Miller, C. Ardem; Moore, Karen S.; Richards, Thomas B.; McKaig, Catharine;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):659-664
      Description:
      Current studies are attempting to develop a national surveillance system to measure the extent that populations are served by local departments carrying out the core functions of public health. Early phases of the study featured observations on 14 he...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.01 MB]
    19. Drug resistance among tuberculosis patients, New York City, 1991 and 1992.
      Personal Author:
      Driver, Cynthia R.; Frieden, Thomas R.; Bloch, Alan B.; Onorato, Ida .M;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):632-636
      Description:
      The authors assessed drug susceptibility patterns among tuberculosis patients reported to the New York City Department of Health in the first quarters of 1991 and 1992. Resistance to one or more drugs was seen in 26 percent (137 divided by 520) in 19...
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    20. Comparison of HIV-risk behaviors and demographics of adolescents tested or not tested for HIV infection.
      Personal Author:
      Main, Deborah S.; Iverson, Donald C.; McGloin, Joe;
      Published:
      1994 Sep-Oct
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(5):699-702
      Description:
      In a survey of 2,548 adolescents, 11.5 percent reported ever having had the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody test. Those who had been tested were significantly more likely to be male, black, and to reside in metropolitan areas than those w...
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